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Mendon is a tiny town of 815 people in St. Joseph County, Michigan. It's about 20 miles from Kalamazoo, MI and 67 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $1k a month.
815people
$143kTypical home
$1,007/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
44"Snow
202Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 815
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 833 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 20 mi to Kalamazoo, MI
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$901/mo)
- Median rent $1,007/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 202 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 163 cloudy days a year
- 62 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (322 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,436 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to AZO airport
- 60 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 856 ft
- 490 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 298 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Joseph County: R+34 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk